Compare the three ways to buy

The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,244/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$225,947
Funds due
$236,651
Interest + MI left
$79,349
First ends
Oct 2049
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,616/mo
+$1,372/mo
Down payment
$38,947
Funds due
$51,270
Interest + MI left
$386,319
First ends
Oct 2049
New loan

New conventional

$2,717/mo
+$1,473/mo
Down payment
$38,947
Funds due
$47,951
Interest + MI left
$498,461
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$153,953$153,953$340,953
Second mortgage—$187,000—
First P&I$777.58$777.58$2,309.73
Second P&I—$1,372.14—
Mortgage insurance$127.75$127.75$68.19
Taxes, insurance & HOA$338.67$338.67$338.67
Total housing payment$1,244.00$2,616.14$2,716.59

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$38,947
Closing costs & prepaids$12,323
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$51,270
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$51,270
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,799.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$456.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$110.01
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$114.26
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$368.88

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 days of interest to the end of the closing month.

What is left to pay

The seller already paid down the early, interest-heavy years.

Remaining first mortgage at closing22 yr 10 moOf the original 29-year loan at 3.01%
Interest already paid$31,136Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2049$79,349
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2049, second Jan 2057$386,319
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$498,461